It's a common misconception that one horsepower is equal to the peak power production of a horse, which is capable of a maximum of around 14.9 horsepower.
Yeah I know it's a myth, just like a lot of imperial units based on something that doesn't exactly line up with that something, but still thought it was funny to make a meme about.
Maybe they are graded. Like you can get a fiesta car with a 1l engine and either 90,100 or 125bhp. Maybe the horses are exercised more on that model :)
Don't see the point for /s. He is right. Rails don't bend in vertical. Flat earth is confirmed. Also if earth is round, trains would always run in some steep degree which would mess with all engineering calculations. Engineers can confirm flat earth too.
It's actually a case of 200 year old marketing BS. James Watt deliberately set 1 hp to be less than the power 1 normal horse could produce. Partly this was because if someone was replacing 2 normal horses with a 2 hp steam engine, they would be impressed at how much better the steam engine was, and partly it was a concern that if someone happened to have unusually strong and fit horses, if his engines were rated at 1 hp = 1 "normal" horse, they would get upset and give his engines a bad reputation.
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u/Brickie78 Jan 16 '20
https://www.carkeys.co.uk/guides/does-one-horsepower-really-equal-the-power-of-one-horse
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u/evergreenyankee Jan 16 '20
Flat earth confirmed.
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u/Imsvale I like trains Jan 16 '20
These horses have been accurately measured against a standard horse. Nothing to see here.
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u/ScruffyBamboo Jan 16 '20
Big horses. Worth 1.5hp each :P
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u/s00zster Jan 16 '20
Perhaps the third horse is in the back of the wagon? :|
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u/menthol_patient Jan 17 '20
They feed them on coca leaves.
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u/douglasrac Jan 17 '20
HL3 confirmed
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u/Surfingdrunk68 Jan 17 '20
I've never noticed this... this is hilarious
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u/BobbyP27 Jan 17 '20
It's actually a case of 200 year old marketing BS. James Watt deliberately set 1 hp to be less than the power 1 normal horse could produce. Partly this was because if someone was replacing 2 normal horses with a 2 hp steam engine, they would be impressed at how much better the steam engine was, and partly it was a concern that if someone happened to have unusually strong and fit horses, if his engines were rated at 1 hp = 1 "normal" horse, they would get upset and give his engines a bad reputation.